Nuclear energy in Syria

Nuclear energy in Syria

Syria abandoned its plans to build a VVER-440 reactor after the Chernobyl accident.[1] The plans of nuclear program were revived at the beginning of 2000s when Syria negotiated with Russia to build a nuclear facility that would include a nuclear power plant and a seawater atomic desalination plant.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Emerging Nuclear Energy Countries". World Nuclear Association. April 2009. http://world-nuclear.org/info/inf102.html. Retrieved 2009-04-22. 
  2. ^ Syria Profile. Nuclear Overview. Nuclear Threat Initiative. November 2006. http://www.nti.org/e_research/profiles/Syria/Nuclear/index.html. Retrieved 2007-07-15. 
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